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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 2.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who would chaperone the narrator's evenings with his fiancé?
(a) Her father.
(b) Her mother.
(c) Her aunt.
(d) His mother.

2. How many children did the narrator's mother hope he would have?
(a) 3 children.
(b) 6 children.
(c) 4 children.
(d) 2 children.

3. Who is the editor-in-chief talking to when the narrator goes into his office as requested?
(a) President.
(b) Governor.
(c) His father.
(d) Rosa Cabarcas.

4. What does the narrator do the night after he first sees the girl?
(a) Sees her again.
(b) Visits another brothel.
(c) Can't sleep.
(d) Goes to a concert.

5. What does the narrator have a reputation for being?
(a) A womanizer.
(b) Generous.
(c) A miser.
(d) Mean.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Rosa Cabarcas tease the narrator about after his first night with the girl?

2. How many years did the housekeeper cry over her love for the narrator?

3. What is the name of the girl to whom the narrator was engaged?

4. What does the narrator find when he goes to turn in his last column?

5. What was the narrator told would flee from his body when he died?

(see the answer key)

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